Subject to the limitations imposed by the law, the Governing Regulations and the Administrative Regulations, the Faculty Senate shall on an ongoing basis:
- Be formally engaged in and consulted about relevant matters important to faculty to ensure the credit-bearing and non-credit bearing curriculum in academic colleges aligns with the university’s mission, which would include academic degree-program reviews, approvals and closures, attendance and absence policies, as well as the general education program requirements;
- Advise the provost on university-wide criteria, policies and procedures for performance review, appointments, reappointments, promotions, granting of tenure, career progression, compensation and benefits to faculty in the university;
- Advise the president on measures necessary to preserve and protect the university’s deep commitment to free speech and academic freedom as set forth in Governing Regulation I;
- Advise the president as to the ethical and professional standards applicable to members of the university’s faculty; and
- Represent the views of the faculty to the president and other shared governance bodies.